RLJE International Ltd

Trade name	Acorn DVD
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Entertainment retail
Founded	1997; 27 years ago (1997), in London, England
Founder	Peter Edwards
Headquarters	8515 Georgia Avenue, Suite 650, Silver Spring, MD , US
Number of locations	55 Drury Lane, Covent Garden, London, WC2B 5SQ
Area served	UK, US, Australia
Key people	Miguel Penella (CEO, Acorn Media Group) Stuart Shaw (managing director, RLJ Entertainment International) Shane Murphy (managing director, Acorn Media Enterprises)
Products	DVDs Gifts
Parent	RLJ Entertainment
Website	acornonline.com

RLJE International Ltd, d/b/a Acorn Media, a British company that publishes and distributes DVDs, as well as selling home-video products and streaming videos with a particular focus on British television.^[1][2][3][4]

History

Launched in 1997, Acorn Media U.K. Limited distributes collectible home video products in the U.K. market. By design, Acorn U.K.'s product line often overlaps with the Acorn Media U.S. line. This division of the company also serves as a permanent presence in the U.K. television programming community, a primary source of both Acorn Media U.S. and Acorn U.K. acquisitions.

Important programming franchises for this Acorn division include New Tricks, Criminal Justice, Midsomer Murders, Foyle's War, Trial & Retribution, Wild at Heart, Wainwright Walks, and Inspector George Gently.

In April 2007, Acorn Media U.K. launched Acacia U.K., a healthy joyful living brand encompassing licensed and original programming on DVD.^[5]

In 2012, RLJ Companies bought Acorn Media, including a majority share in Agatha Christie Ltd, and Image to form RLJ Entertainment.^[6]

In 2021 it began distributing new AMC Networks programming.

Titles

The company publishes television titles (in either individual or box-set formats) including:^[7]

Situation comedies

Dramas

Classic dramas

Period dramas

Special interest